Markovitz Consulting

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Recent research from the Boston Consulting Group confirms that employees can do better work when they’re liberated from much of the bureaucratic cruft that passes for daily management. Peter Drucker once quipped that, “Much of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to work.”

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David A Fields

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Unfortunately, a couple of common, business development mindset errors hold many consultants and consulting firms back. Fields Consulting Group. Therefore, your mindsets hold outsized importance over your consulting firm’s success. Does either one affect … Continued. The post These 2 Mindsets Hold Consulting Firms Back.

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David A Fields

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Should you hire her to improve (or take over) your consulting firm’s business development efforts? Fields Consulting Group. Sheila doesn’t have a terrific network in the industry you’re targeting and she’s never worked with a consulting firm; however, she’s proven she can open doors and get meetings. … Continued.

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David A Fields

AUGUST 3, 2021

Your hard work on business development and some good luck resulted in big opportunities for your seed optimization consulting firm: potential engagements with Worldwide Walnuts, Paramus Pecan Co, and NoNutz.com all at the same time. Fields Consulting Group. But, somehow none of those opportunities blossom into closed projects.

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David A Fields

APRIL 26, 2022

Tractor-trailers provide a helpful metaphor that you can employ to improve your consulting firm’s business development process. Fields Consulting Group. The tractor is where the power resides, and the trailer holds the valuable goods. Cookies in the cab … Continued.

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David A Fields

MAY 18, 2021

Then they develop rationales that they honestly believe are the reasoning behind their decisions. Fields Consulting Group. Decisions as important as buying a house, as trivial as chopping down a tree, or … Continued. The post New Clients in the Blink of an Eye for Your Consulting Firm appeared first on David A.

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Consulting Success

JANUARY 29, 2018

Positioning Yourself As The Expert — How To Develop A Consulting Voice That Clients Will Listen To with Ron Carucci. I switched careers into learning and development and organization development. How do you develop that discipline? I’m very excited to have Ron Carucci joining us. Ron, welcome. Thanks for having me.

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Clarity Consultants

JUNE 30, 2023

Employing a team of strong workers can help you get through these unknown times, which is why investing in employee development is crucial. Learning new skills and competencies is the bread and butter of a learning and development program. Providing learning and development opportunities does just that.

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 17, 2020

Can establish relationships and networks across a broad range of people and groups and is effective at working with powerful people. Conceptualizes and develop theoretical and practical frameworks that describe complex ideas in understandable, usable ways. Organization Behavior/Development. Framing & Empathy.

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David A Fields

MAY 24, 2022

However, there’s a different type of delivery that dramatically affects your success in business development. Fields Consulting Group. If you can stomach just a tiny bit of discomfort, you’ll enjoy dramatic results. If you’ve perused many of the articles on this site and/or my … Continued.

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Harmonious Workplaces

APRIL 11, 2024

As the final project, the students work in four teams to develop a marketing plan, which they will present to the group. While working in class, I observed very little interaction […] The post Music to Stimulate Conversation Among Work Groups appeared first on Harmonious Workplaces.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 3, 2023

All too often, leadership development programs don’t adequately account for the culture, norms, and system within which the leader is working. The author shares four strategies that Intuit has used to build a culture that reinforces, rather than inhibits, positive leader growth.

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Consulting Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Develop effective executive development and coaching solutions. Develops and effectively shares the organization’s vision. ” Effective Executives know how to “reach across the aisle” and develop strategic alliances with others in the organization. Assess executive performance. Political Savvy.

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Clarity Consultants

OCTOBER 16, 2024

By incorporating interactive training development approaches that provide hands-on, practical engagement. Encourage group activities, peer discussions, and team projects as part of your interactive training development process. It empowers learners to go at their own pace and focus on areas where they need the most development.

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Consulting Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Develop effective executive development and coaching solutions. Develops and effectively shares the organization’s vision. ” Effective Executives know how to “reach across the aisle” and develop strategic alliances with others in the organization. Assess executive performance. Political Savvy.

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Harmonious Workplaces

APRIL 26, 2024

This theory which began in the 1970s, states that work groups as […] The post Can diversity positively influence team and work group dynamics? For a while, I thought, “Hey, this makes sense!” appeared first on Harmonious Workplaces.

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Consulting Success

AUGUST 14, 2023

Cali Williams Yost, the CEO of Flex+Strategy Group, shares her expertise in building a remote consulting business. She provides tips on developing the skills of your managers to grow. Research is vital in many businesses because the gathered data will allow business owners to decide accordingly.

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Halo Psych

JUNE 20, 2024

As Iain McCormick says in his book, Reflective Practice for Coaches , “Reflective practice is the foundation of professional development; it makes meaning from experience and transforms insights into practical strategies for personal growth and organisational impact” (p.6). Without some form of followership, there can be no leadership.

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Clarity Consultants

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

That’s where learning and development (L&D) firms come in. A learning and development firm can help create those tools, so you don’t have to stress about finding them yourself. Learning Design Consultants Develop a Curriculum Outlining the Topics From there, learning design consultants develop a curriculum outlining the topics.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

In this article, we will look at how to conduct what is called ‘ customer development ’ – the process through which a business comes to understand the needs, pain points, and behavior of potential customers through direct conversation and feedback. Most entrepreneurs and product managers (PMs) know that they need to find out what people want.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 12, 2022

In groups that are unfamiliar with one another, it is not uncommon to have prolonged periods of silence where each participant fears being the first to speak. Compare this situation, the American savanna tumble-weed scenario of awkward silence, with what happens when you bring the same group together for an in-person discussion.

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Your first task if you want to develop meaningful client relationships is to demonstrate that their passions and priorities are also yours. Your assessment isn't just what you formally do with surveys and focus groups. Your clients are not simply buyers representing an organization.

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Clarity Consultants

AUGUST 18, 2021

While vaccine rollouts are continuing and many areas are working through re-opening processes, gathering in large groups is often discouraged. The post Tips for Effectively Converting Your Live Training to Virtual Training appeared first on Clarity Consultants - Training Development.

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Consulting Success

MAY 1, 2017

So, after establishing clarity on your ideal client, develop a message that gets the client’s attention. I’ve helped many clients in our Accelerator Coaching Program develop a plan to get featured in their own industry’s trade publications. How do you develop relationship capital? Speak and Sell. Go Direct With Outreach.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 8, 2021

First two jobs: software developer plus project management responsibilities. Next couple of jobs: software developer plus intermittent project management. Then moved to management: first-line manager, group manager, director. Then moved to management: first-line manager, group manager, director. Third job: tester.

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Meg's impressive journey to the top and her insights on leadership and personal development are truly enlightening. Her successful career journey, with diverse roles in operations and staff groups at Disney, have been instrumental in shaping her understanding of leadership, corporate culture, and organizational success.

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Meg's impressive journey to the top and her insights on leadership and personal development are truly enlightening. Her successful career journey, with diverse roles in operations and staff groups at Disney, have been instrumental in shaping her understanding of leadership, corporate culture, and organizational success.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 29, 2024

Platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo have not only broadened access to funding to companies that might struggle in the capital markets but have also transformed the way companies connect with consumers during product development, replacing focus groups with real customers who have a stake in the final product.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Through group projects and other interactions you will learn a great deal and form lifelong connections. It can be even more effective to create a WhatsApp group where your whole friendship group can chat, share updates, and keep each other entertained. Group calls. Video calls. It is a way to celebrate success from afar.

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Harmonious Workplaces

JANUARY 17, 2024

This past Friday, as part of their “IMC Challenges Breakfast,” the group discussed questioning as a method for data collection to diagnose different types of business situations. In all cases, the consensus of the group stated that no single set of questions or style of asking acts as a standard for each situation.

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Successful Independent Consulting

JUNE 17, 2021

Some companies provide access to group health insurance so it may be worth subcontracting just to get access to a better/cheaper health plan. For example, “ leadership development consulting Los Angeles county ”. It’s an easy way to see if you even like consulting. See prior point.)

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Consulting Matters

APRIL 9, 2019

Interview Transcript: Betsy Jordyn: Well hey there, it's Betsy Jordyn and I am so excited to interview our latest Consultants Institute grad, Dave Saliaris, who has his own consulting group that he is launching officially. So welcome. I'm so glad to have you here and I'm so glad you're willing to take the time to talk to us.

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Successful Independent Consulting

MAY 2, 2018

Find out what groups or events they participate in. He knew he could clarify issues and develop sound strategies, but he didn’t feel confident in his ability to find his own work. Finding the right group may take some trial and error but ultimately will be worth it. If so, reach out to them on LinkedIn and reconnect.

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

The insight you glean through interviews and focus groups provide you an independent and outside point of view - one of the key reasons why executives hire consultants in the first place. Then looking at then managers and employees and focus groups. Then when you're looking at focus groups.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 13, 2023

He posited that this segment was an untapped market opportunity and that companies, by developing products and services accessible to them, could create sustainable and profitable ventures, while also improving the lives of the poor.

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Clarity Consultants

OCTOBER 28, 2021

As a result, some companies are beginning to transition back to in-person training as part of their workforce development strategy. Increase class sizes slowly over time, ensuring everyone starts off with a bit more space as they get used to gathering in groups. Re-opening processes are underway in many industries.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 26, 2024

This article explores the nature of inflation, delving into its impact on different socioeconomic groups, the balance between inflation and unemployment, and the historical theories that have shaped monetary and fiscal policy decisions. The Fed is currently on a mission to bring inflation down without crashing the American economy.

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